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A Different World Season 1 Episodes

22 Episodes 1987 - 1988

Episode 1

Reconcilable Differences

Thu, Sep 24, 198723 mins

It's the first day at Hillman, and Denise needs to settle with a roommate. As Denise begins her school year at Hillman, she meets her new roommate - a 26-year-old divorcee who makes her feel uncomfortable.

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Episode 2

Pilot

Thu, Oct 1, 198724 mins

Denise is all set for college - until she finds out that her dorm payment check bounced and that her checking account is overdrawn.

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Episode 3

Porky de Bergerac

Thu, Oct 15, 198723 mins

Jalessa and Whitley run against each other for Dorm Monitor. Denise leaves a pizza in the lounge and has to wear a pig nose as punishment. After convincing the brand new dorm monitor, her roommate Jaleesa, to run in the first place, Denise has to live with the repercussions of breaking one of the monitor's new rules.

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Episode 4

Those Who Can't... Tutor

Thu, Oct 22, 198723 mins

When Denise gets a poor grade in calculus, she turns to Dwayne for help. He tutors he rin calculus late into the night and gets trapped in the female dormitory. Dwayne is forced to leave the locked all female dormitory via the fire escape. The problem is, the only way to get to the only unlocked exit is through Whitley's room.

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Episode 5

War of the Words

Thu, Oct 29, 198723 mins

Maggie and Whitley plan a debate on how women should balance a career and family life, and Dwayne pursues and tries to get a campus disc jockey job.

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Episode 6

Rudy and the Snow Queen

Thu, Nov 5, 198723 mins

Denise's little sister Rudy comes to Hillman on a visit, but instead of bonding with Denise, she makes Whitley her new role model.

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Episode 7

Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You

Thu, Nov 19, 198723 mins

Denise's grandfather, Russell Huxtable, pays his granddaughter Denise a visit during homecoming weekend, which puts a damper on her plans to pull a prank with her friends. Both he and Denise are planning to steal the rival school's mascot, unbeknownst to the other.

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Episode 8

If Chosen, I May Not Run

Thu, Dec 3, 198723 mins

Denise's dad is proud when she tries out for the track team. Denise joins the Hillman track team, but to her dismay it turns out to be more than she bargained for when she struggles with the practices. Maggie needs to find a book for her term paper.

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Episode 9

Romancing Mr. Stone

Thu, Dec 10, 198723 mins

Denise has a crush on her handsome new geology professor, and mistakes his interest in her as romantic. Maggie decides that Americans need too much personal space.

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Episode 10

The Gift of the Magi

Thu, Dec 17, 198723 mins

Everybody is participating in secret Santa and are surprised to find out who they got. Whitley's father introduces her to his young new girlfriend, and Dwayne tries to win Denise over by having Ron be her servant for the week.

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Episode 11

Does He or Doesn't He?

Thu, Jan 7, 198823 mins

Jaleesa takes bets on how Dwayne will act when a graduate student tries to seduce him. Denise tries to warn Dwayne when she realizes that his date is actually a set-up, and Jaleesa is wagering on the results.

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Episode 12

Advise and Descent

Thu, Jan 14, 198821 mins

Denise volunteers as a school counsellor for peer counselling with E.Z. Brooks during final exams to get out of writing a major research paper. Complaints that appearances are neglected during finals week leads to a 'Miss Ugly America' pageant.

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Episode 13

The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic

Thu, Jan 21, 198823 mins

A former Hillman student returns to college to earn her degree. Jaleesa fills in as resident director after Stevie leaves to get married, but doesn't want to give up the job when her replacement arrives.

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Episode 14

Wild Child

Thu, Feb 4, 198830 mins

Denise befriends a new student and tries to help her our with a place to sleep, but gets caught by Lettie before the night is out. Denise leads a campaign to get her streetwise study partner enrolled at Hillman.

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Episode 15

Dr. Cupid

Thu, Feb 11, 198823 mins

On Valentine's day, Dwayne is the host of a radio station and he decides to find his match through his radio show. Dwayne re-invents himself as a dream man to get a Valentine's Day date, and Lettie gets a surprise visit from an old flame, Marcus Mpepo.

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Episode 16

The Show Must Go On

Thu, Feb 18, 198830 mins

Denise and Whitley earn roles in Maggie's play and vie for the affections of the leading man. Denise and Whitley both appear in a play, and each believes the leading man is interested in her. Dwayne and Ron try to design sets on a miniscule budget.

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Episode 17

Mr. Hillman

Thu, Feb 25, 198824 mins

Gilbert must submit an entry for the Miss Hillman pageant. Whitley thinks she has the Miss Hillman pageant sewn up, but then, much to her chagrin, Denise signs Dwayne up to be a contestant. Whitley's mother and grandmother were previously crowned Miss Hillman, and Whitley is concerned she may disappoint her mother.

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Episode 18

Speech Therapy

Thu, Mar 10, 198823 mins

Maggie obsesses over money Denise owes her. Jaleesa struggles with stage fright before a recitation in speech class. Jaleesa gets help from her roommates in overcoming her stage fright in speech class.

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Episode 19

Clair's Last Stand

Thu, Mar 24, 198823 mins

Clair visits Denise at Hillman College; Clair tells Denise that she will have to get a summer job instead of going to Greece. Whitley sulks when she thinks no one remembered her birthday and looks for somebody with whom she can celebrate her birthday.

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Episode 20

If Only for One Night

Thu, Apr 28, 198824 mins

Dwayne finally convinces Denise to go out with him, but the evening doesn't go as planned. Whitley pins her hops on winning a summer internship. Dwayne's date with Denise is interrupted when a despondent Whitley shows up.

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Episode 21

Come Back, Little Eggby

Thu, May 5, 198823 mins

Maggie cares for an egg as part of a psychology class assignment on parenting. When Maggie and Dwayne care for eggs as part of a project, Maggie recruits Jaleesa to "eggsit" so that she can attend her volleyball game.

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Episode 22

My Dinner with Theo

Thu, Jul 7, 198822 mins

When Denise needs support, she invites her brother Theo to spend the weekend, but he spends more time with his new Hillman friends than with her. Theo pays an unforgettable visit to his sister Denise at Hillman College.

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